John Nevins Andrews

 The doctrine of the Trinity which was established in the church by the council of Nice, A. D. 325. This doctrine destroys the personality of God, and his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. The infamous, measures by which it was forced upon the church which appear upon the pages of ecclesiastical history might well cause every believer in that doctrine to blush. {Advent Review and Sabbath Herald March 6, 1855, page 185.34}

Every member of the human family, except Adam, has had parents, and everyone has had beginning of days; and indeed, with two exceptions, everyone has had end of life. Even the angels of God have all had beginning of days, so that they would be as much excluded by this language as the members of the human family. And as to the Son of God, he would be excluded also, for he had God for his Father, and did, at some point in the eternity of the past, have beginning of days. { Review and Herald, September 7, 1869}

That God is the fountain and source of immortality is plain from the statement of Paul. He speaks of God the Father: ‘Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen nor can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting; Amen.’ 1Tim.6:16. This text evidently designed to teach that the self existent God is the only being who, of himself, possesses this wonderful nature.

Others may possess it as derived from him, but he alone is the fountain of immortality. “Our Lord Jesus Christ is the source of this life to us. “For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” “As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.” John 6:57. The Father gives us this life in His Son.

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life and this life is in his son. He that hath the son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” 1 John 5:11,12. These Scriptures do clearly indicate that Christ is the source of endless life, and that those only have this who have Christ.” { Review and Herald, January 27, 1874 p.52}

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